Thursday, April 10, 2025 - A Nigerian national, Uwa Nosakhare, has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for orchestrating a fraud scheme which involved the impersonation of property owners and the fraudulent negotiation of vacant lot properties in Miami, Florida, United States.
The U.S. Department of Justice announced this in a statement
on Monday, April 7, 2025.
According to the statement, the sentencing comes after the
defendant pleaded guilty to aggravated identity theft and mail fraud in
January.
Between April 2022 and April 2023, Nosakhare, 26, and others
attempted to sell vacant lot properties in Palm Beach County, Fla., without the
owners’ authorization.
The fraudsters used the property owners’ and other victims’
personal identifiable information (PII), without their knowledge, to create
fake driver licenses, notary credentials, bank account statements and several
other property sale documents.
After the fraudulent property sale was completed, the buyers
were provided with wire instructions to transfer the sale proceeds to bank
accounts controlled by those involved in the scheme.
U.S. Attorney Hayden P. O’Byrne for the Southern District of
Florida, Acting Special Agent in Charge Brett Skiles of the FBI, Miami Field
Office, Acting Special Agent in Charge José R. Figueroa of Homeland Security
Investigations (HSI) Miami, Sheriff Ric Bradshaw of the Palm Beach County
Sheriff’s Office (PBSO) and Chief Michele Miuccio of the Boca Raton Police
Department announced the sentence.
FBI Miami, HSI Miami, PBSO and the Boca Raton Police
Department investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Justin Chapman
prosecuted the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Emily Stone is handling asset
forfeiture.
FBI Miami, HSI Miami, PBSO and the Boca Raton Police
Department investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Justin Chapman
prosecuted the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Emily Stone is handling asset
forfeiture.
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